Individual Differences in Television Viewing in Early Childhood: Nature as Well as Nurture

Psychological Science

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 371-377

  Plomin, Robert ^a   Corley, Robin ^b   Defries, J C ^b   Fulker, D W ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84970121377     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1990.tb00244.x     Document Type: Article

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